Academic Articles & Research Papers

Long-Term Persistence of Encapsulated Facade Biocides and Their Transformation Products Is Associated with Shifts in Microbial Community Composition after Seven Years of Outdoor Weathering.

Associations of outdoor artificial light at night with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome among Chinese adults.

From injury events to rescue burden: accident patterns, health outcomes, and prevention in mountain outdoor physical activities-a scoping review.

Does exercise environment moderate the effects of Tai Chi on depression and anxiety? A systematic review and meta-analysis of indoor vs. outdoor practice settings.

Age-related molecular IgE sensitization to indoor and outdoor respiratory allergens: a two-step cross-sectional study in Algeria and Türkiye.

Addressing a youth mental health crisis; utilising therapeutic landscapes and creative approaches in an english school.

Effect of Thermal Modification and Picture Varnish Application on Color Change of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Wood

Scots pine wood represents one of the important tree species used by the wood processing industry in many countries for both interior and exterior applications. It is well known that thermal treatment alters the color of wood. To protect wo...

Creating Exercise Spaces in Parks for Older Adults With Fitness, Rehabilitation, and Play Elements: A Review and Perspective

Parks usually create a protective playground space for children to perform physical activity like jumping, running, and climbing. Specific spaces have rarely been created for older adults to perform physical activity in public parks. Now th...

One-step fabrication of superhydrophobic fabrics with stable mechanical performance in harsh conditions

Abstract Developing robust water-repellent textiles is critical for outdoor, protective, and industrial applications. However, achieving long-lasting water repellency under mechanical stress remains a significant challenge. Conventional app...

Research Progress on the Temperature Field of Steel-Concrete Composite Bridge

The research of the temperature effect of steel-concrete composite bridges is of great significance to ensure the safety and durability. The latest research progress in the field of composite bridge temperature field is introduced, includin...

Two additions to the Iberian myrmecofauna: Crematogaster inermis Mayr, 1862, a newly established, tree-nesting species, and Trichomyrmex mayri (Forel, 1902), an emerging exotic species temporarily nesting in Spain (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)

Exotic ants are a growing component of urban and disturbed habitats worldwide. Sampling in two Iberian Mediterranean localities revealed several exotic species. The tree-nesting, black acrobat ant Crematogaster inermis Mayr, 1862, has been ...

Impacts of trail running and mountain biking: Resilience of a Mediterranean mountain ecosystem

Summary: Rising outdoor activities have created major challenges for managing protected natural areas due to uncertain ecological effects. This study analyzes the impacts of two expanding sports, trail running and mountain biking, on flat a...

Recognition of Faces in Unconstrained Environments: A Comparative Study

The aim of this work is to carry out a comparative study of face recognition methods that are suitable to work in unconstrained environments. The analyzed methods are selected by considering their performance in former comparative studies, ...

Risk Profiles for Falls among Older Adults: New Directions for Prevention

ObjectiveTo address whether neighborhood factors, together with older adults’ levels of health and functioning, suggest new combinations of risk factors for falls and new directions for prevention. To explore the utility of Grade-of-Members...

Wireless Link-Quality Estimation in Smart Grid Environments

Recently, wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have gained great attention from the research community for various smart grid applications, including advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), power outage detection, distribution automation, towers...

“Their Bodies Were Made to Move and Wriggle Right from the Word Go”: A Qualitative Exploration of Family Engagement with Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood

Background: Fundamental movement skills (FMS) underpin lifelong physical activity (PA) and health, yet many children are failing to meet age-appropriate standards. Caregivers hold a critical influence over children’s motor development, but ...

Towards the crafting of personal health technologies

We introduce a novel approach that merges craft and health technologies to empower people to design and build their own personal health visualizations. In this mutually beneficial union, health technologies can be more meaningful to an indi...

Editorial Summer 2025

Early childhood education (ECE) lays the foundation for a child's lifelong learning journey. More and more, new insights and understandings of child development are evolving, and concomitantly, new preschool education has seen several excit...

COVID-19: Detecting depression signals during stay-at-home period

The new coronavirus outbreak has been officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. To grapple with the rapid spread of this ongoing pandemic, most countries have banned indoor and outdoor gatherings and ordered th...

‘Incense is the one that keeps the air fresh’: indoor air quality perceptions and attitudes towards health risk

Abstract Background Air pollution is of significant environmental and public health concern globally. While much research has historically focused on outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution has been relatively under-explored despite its...